diff --git a/automation/SetUp.ps1 b/automation/SetUp.ps1
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+$SwitchName = "External VM Switch" 
+$ISOFile = "$HOME\Downloads\SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us-uni.iso"
+$VMName = 'minikube-ws22' 
+$VM = @{
+    Name = $VMName;
+    MemoryStartupBytes = 1GB;
+    NewVHDPath = "${env:homepath}\.minikube\machines\$VMName\VHD.vhdx";
+    NewVHDSizeBytes = 15GB;
+    BootDevice = "VHD";
+    Path = "${env:homepath}\.minikube\machines\";
+    SwitchName = $SwitchName
+}
+New-VM @VM
+Set-VM -Name $VMName -ProcessorCount 2 -AutomaticCheckpointsEnabled $false
+Set-VMProcessor -VMName $VMName -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions $true
+Set-VMDvdDrive -VMName $VMName -Path $ISOFile
+Add-VMDvdDrive -VMName $VMName -Path "$PSScriptRoot\auto-install.iso" -ControllerNumber 1 -ControllerLocation 1
+Start-VM -Name $VMName
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diff --git a/automation/autounattend.xml b/automation/autounattend.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
+    <settings pass="windowsPE">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <SetupUILanguage>
+                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
+            </SetupUILanguage>
+			<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
+            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
+            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
+            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <DiskConfiguration>
+                <Disk wcm:action="add">
+                    <CreatePartitions>
+                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
+                            <Size>250</Size>
+                            <Order>1</Order>
+                            <Type>Primary</Type>
+                        </CreatePartition>
+                        <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
+                            <Order>2</Order>
+                            <Extend>true</Extend>
+                            <Type>Primary</Type>
+                        </CreatePartition>
+                    </CreatePartitions>
+                    <ModifyPartitions>
+                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
+                            <Order>1</Order>
+                            <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
+                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
+                            <Label>Boot</Label>
+                            <Active>true</Active>
+                        </ModifyPartition>
+                        <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
+                            <Order>2</Order>
+                            <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
+                            <Format>NTFS</Format>
+                            <Label>System</Label>
+                        </ModifyPartition>
+                    </ModifyPartitions>
+                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
+                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
+                </Disk>
+            </DiskConfiguration>
+            <ImageInstall>
+                <OSImage>
+                    <InstallFrom>
+                    <!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-setup-imageinstall-dataimage-installfrom-metadata-key -->
+                        <!-- Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath D:\sources\install.wim -->
+                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
+                            <Key>/IMAGE/INDEX </Key>
+                            <Value>3</Value>
+                        </MetaData>
+                    </InstallFrom>
+                    <InstallTo>
+                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
+                        <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
+                    </InstallTo>
+                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
+                    <InstallToAvailablePartition>false</InstallToAvailablePartition>
+                </OSImage>
+            </ImageInstall>
+            <UserData>
+			    <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
+                <ProductKey>
+                    <WillShowUI>Never</WillShowUI>
+                    <!-- Do not uncomment the Key element if you are using trial ISOs -->
+                    <!-- You must uncomment the Key element (and optionally insert your own key) if you are using retail or volume license ISOs -->
+                    <!-- <Key>11111-22222-33333-44444-55555</Key> -->
+                </ProductKey>
+            </UserData>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="specialize">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-international-core -->
+            <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
+            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
+            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
+            <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
+            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-shell-setup -->
+            <ComputerName>minikube-ws22</ComputerName>
+            <TimeZone>Central Standard Time</TimeZone>
+            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-security-spp-ux -->
+            <SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-shell-setup -->
+            <AutoLogon>
+                <Password>
+                    <Value>Minikube@2024</Value>
+                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
+                </Password>
+                <Username>Administrator</Username>
+                <Enabled>true</Enabled>
+            </AutoLogon>
+            <FirstLogonCommands>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command New-SelfSignedCertificate -CertstoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My -DnsName "WinRMCertificate"</CommandLine>
+                    <Description>Certificate for WinRM</Description>
+                    <Order>1</Order>
+                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Enable-PSRemoting -SkipNetworkProfileCheck -Force</CommandLine>
+                    <Description>Enable WinRM</Description>
+                    <Order>2</Order>
+                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command ($cert = gci Cert:\LocalMachine\My\) -and (New-Item -Path WSMan:\LocalHost\Listener -Transport HTTPS -Address * -CertificateThumbPrint $cert.Thumbprint –Force)</CommandLine>
+                    <Description>Add HTTPS WinRM listener with previously generated certificate</Description>
+                    <Order>3</Order>
+                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Windows Remote Management (HTTPS-In)' -Name 'Windows Remote Management (HTTPS-In)' -Profile Any -LocalPort 5986 -Protocol TCP</CommandLine>
+                    <Description>Add firewall exception to TCP port 5986 for WinRM over HTTPS</Description>
+                    <Order>4</Order>
+                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic -Value $true</CommandLine>
+                    <Description>Enable Basic authentication</Description>
+                    <Order>5</Order>
+                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Stop-Service WinRM</CommandLine>
+                    <Description>Stop the WinRM service to allow the dism process to finish before packer executes scripts</Description>
+                    <Order>6</Order>
+                    <RequiresUserInput>true</RequiresUserInput>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Install-WindowsFeature -Name containers</CommandLine>
+                    <Order>7</Order>
+                    <Description>Installs Containers feature</Description>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Set-SConfig -AutoLaunch $false</CommandLine>
+                    <Order>8</Order>
+                    <Description>Turns off Server Configuration tool (SConfig)</Description>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+                <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+                    <CommandLine>%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Restart-Computer -Force</CommandLine>
+                    <Order>9</Order>
+                    <Description>Restart computer to apply changes</Description>
+                </SynchronousCommand>
+            </FirstLogonCommands>
+            <UserAccounts>
+                <AdministratorPassword>
+                    <Value>Minikube@2024</Value>
+                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
+                </AdministratorPassword>
+            </UserAccounts>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/wims/install.wim#Windows Server 2022 SERVERDATACENTER" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
+</unattend>
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